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[Atrix 4G General] idealz:
been lurking on the forum for a bit. I got a hold of an iphone, activated it, got the $20 unlimited data. I called AT&T and the CSR was unable to add the unlimited smartphone data however she did put in a "case" to get approval to add the unlimited data which would need a week or two to be approved... Should I try another CSR? or wait it out and see if that gets approved? Should I try to going to an AT&T store?
[Atrix 4G General] joeryu:
confirmed working.

i went to the AT&T store and the CSR was able to change my plan to the $30 smartphone unlimited. he said he didnt think he could do it at first but i told him to try and the computer let him. i still have my premier/discount, too.

thanks so much for the tip, i feel like the leash has been taken off my phone :)
[Atrix 4G General] shanghei:
So I just go in there with sim in atrix, say I swtiched from iphone 2g and want to keep unlimited data and go from there?
[Atrix 4G General] W0nderBread:
I'd try another store / CSR. Several 611 CSRs tried manager override but they all would not approve it because they saw that an unlimited plan did not exist prior to June 2010. In fact one mentioned they saw it only became active that day :D. Right person will change it no problems.
[Atrix 4G General] idealz:
any at&t store should be able to do it, correct? I'm going to go to my local one after work today... crossing my finger to unleash the beast.
[Atrix 4G General] garyg2k:
Ok, so where am I supposed to run across a old iPhone 2G? Are we sure this doesn't work with the 3G, because that's all I have access to.
[Atrix 4G General] idealz:
I got mine thru CL... Planning on selling if all goes well.
[Atrix 4G General] shanghei:
went to att store, they did it in 5 minuites, i am back on unlimted now
[Atrix 4G General] idealz:
Thanks it worked! Took me 30 mind cuz of the people in line but no questions asked!
[Atrix 4G General] W0nderBread:
The 2g iphone is the only iphone that is activated at home using itunes. Att cannot even give you the $20 plan in store it has to be done at home. The 3g and up is store activated only so they can only get current plans.
[Atrix 4G General] xfinrodx:
I can't believe how difficult this is being for me... I picked up an old 2G, factory restored it, and going into itunes it says my sim is not from a recognized provider or some such rot. Last time I checked AT&T was a valid iPhone provider..... Any ideas? Is the 4G sim perhaps a problem or something?
[Atrix 4G General] idealz:
I used my sim that came with the atrix. Added the iphone plan with no problems...
[Atrix 4G General] xfinrodx:
Perhaps the one I got isn't right. It was unlocked by the previous owner and now won't accept an at&t sim for activation. Funny because 2G pops up when I plug the card in, and the sim/imei numbers look fine. I'm no good with iphones. Spent all day on this fruitlessly, fumbling around with itunes and data resets and such. I'm ready for a breakthrough!
[Atrix 4G General] shanghei:
if you factory restored it then it would undo anything previous owner had done, is the sim you are using ever been used in an iphone before
[Atrix 4G General] bigb252:
Just for clarification:

The iphone 2g is the 1st Gen iphone with the metal back

Or are we talking about the iphone 2nd gen, the iphone 3g?
[Atrix 4G General] xfinrodx:
Negative, sir. This sim went from the wrapper to my Atrix. I have heard that some sloppy unlocks/jailbreaks can really mess up these old iphones. Mine still sees the sim though, and comes up on the network. Itunes simply won't let it register.

We are speaking of the 2/3 aluminum back 1st generation iphone here, I'm pretty sure!
[Atrix 4G General] churro7:
How can I do this wrong lol

Every post I see where it was successful I try it again I have obtained several Sims for it several pc's

Maybe since I'm on a family plan?

sent from planet snarf
[Atrix 4G General] newter55:
Family plan is irrelevant. No idea what the issue might be that is causing you problems. Why not just call at&t and talk to them after trying to activate the iPhone if it is not going through?
[Atrix 4G General] gocats7:
Can someone confirm if this is correct and still working? Also, I assume it doesnt matter if I have an Atrix, Captivate, whatever right?
[Atrix 4G General] g33k3r:
I just did it and it still worked. Seems to not work on Macs J.I.C. you were wondering.
[Atrix 4G General] irishtexmex:
If anyone has an extra iPhone they're not using that I can do this with I would gladly pay for shipping both ways and throw in a few extra dollars too. Have been very unsuccessful in finding an iPhone 2G here (small town).
[Atrix 4G General] gocats7:
I know its just me but I spent the past 45 minutes logged into ATT website trying to find the link to where I can chat online with someone. Would you tell me specifically where that link is?
[Atrix 4G General] hondasr:
I dont know why but for some reason if you have an iphone you cant reach the chat support.

https://www.att.com/olam/dashboardAction.olamexecute?target=TC

By the way i can activate the unlimited data plan if you dont have and iphone 2g. I have ans iphone 2g ans i find the way to activate the unlimited data plan with other sim card and leave your sim card active. If somebody need me services please pm me.
[Atrix 4G General] churro7:
What services are you referring to

sent from planet snarf
[Atrix 4G General] churro7:
I tried twice

sent from planet snarf
[Atrix 4G General] asdedc:
I've read this entire post and have found it to be incredibly useful. I followed the steps outlined after purchasing a 2g on Craigslist and have now activated it. It does show me as having the unlimited +200 plan in OLAM.

My question is as follows: I was going to upgrade to an Android plan but have chosen to go with the iPhone 4. AT&T currently has a refurbished 32gb ip4 for $250, but how can I be sure that I'll keep my new unlimited data plan?

I'll be ordering the phone online, will I be forced to choose the 2gb plan then, or will my unlimited plan automatically carry over? Should I order through a csr and if so what should I tell them to make sure I keep my new data plan? I'm particularly afraid they'll notice I've only had it for a day.

I'd appreciate the help of anyone who's upgraded directly from a 2g to a ip4

Thank you to all the incredibly helpful posters here :)
[Atrix 4G General] hondasr:
From iphone 2g to and iPhone 4g you dont need to call att csr after you put your sim card on your new iphone in about 10 hours you will recieve 2 sms telling that they add the apropieate plan for your iphone and after that you go to OLAM and you will see that you have the $30 unlimited data plan
[Atrix 4G General] SuperDeform:
Thanks for the good answer
[Atrix 4G General] churro7:
Hondasr is the MAN!!!!

He did all from his home and I now have unlimited DATA!!!!!

I was sceptical at first but I can personally vouch for him and I do have unlimited data now!!!!!!!!

he even helped me with voicemail etc!!!
[Atrix 4G General] hondasr:
For why spend $25 on a new sim card and $75 for an old iphone 2g i can activate the unlimited data plan for you. Contact me via private message.
[Atrix 4G General] asdedc:
Will it do this with a 3gs too? I've put my 2g sim card in an unlocked 3GS because I don't currently have an iPhone 4. I've tried upgrading to an iPhone 4 by ordering it online but my orders keep getting cancelled, don't know why.
[Atrix 4G General] sunilrchopra:
I don't think so.

I have an iPhone 2G but when called att they told me that i would lose my 23% discount thats a bad trade to make b/c i save almost $40/month by having the discount!
[Atrix 4G General] sunilrchopra:
Not so fast...i called att...they could activate my phone but i was told that i would lose my 23% discount on family plan. i could get the discount back if i go back to iPhone 4 but not on 2G. just what i learned. may be she was being too smart but i thought i'd share the info. i should just try to do it on iTunes and forget calling.
[Atrix 4G General] Frooty:
So is this a truly unlimited data plan? There is no cap after you reach a certain amount? Also are you allowed to tether with it?

And just to be sure on how you do this, you just put your SIM card in a 2G iPhone and then register it with iTunes and it'll ask you to upgrade to a unlimited 2G plan. Then I do that, go buy a new phone(Atrix or Infuse) and then put my SIM card in there and I can then upgrade to unlimited 4G plan by changing it in my account settings online?
[Atrix 4G General] asdedc:
You're not technically allowed to tether per their TOS unless you have one of the new Data Pro plans (2gb or 4gb). But you can do it if your phone is jailbroken with the regular unlimited data plan.

When you do it make sure the iPhone 2g has been restored or go to reset and "Erase All Content and Settings". You need the phone to give you the plug into itunes to activate logo screen, that's the only way it worked for me. After that during the activation process you will be put on the unlimited data + 200 texts plan (you don't actually get lowered to just 200 texts, mind). Then wait until you get the "Activation Complete" email and double check that you're on the unlimted data for iphone plan in OLAM. For the Atrix, I think people have been calling AT&T CSR to make sure they will not lose their "current" unlimited plan when they put the sim card into the new Atrix and CSR has been updating the plan for them. Alternative is to go into a store and tell them you want to upgrade from your 2g iPhone to the new Atrix and ask them to make sure that you won't be losing your plan.

I just did this for my sister a couple of days ago... she upgraded to an iPhone 4, but the process should be the same. The rep didn't ask any questions, he just said of course you get to keep your unlimited data plan. It doesn't seem to display how long you've been on the 2g unlimited data plan in their system.

Hope any of this was helpful.
[Atrix 4G General] garekinokami:
Anyone want to loan me an iPhone 2G? I'm willing to pay shipping both ways, USPS priority mail. I'm ahod5535 (from the VI) on eBay if that helps. Paypal'ing $30 to the one that can loan it to me.

HELP A BROTHER OUT!
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
PM me. lets work something out.
[Atrix 4G General] perroschatos02:
does the iphone have to be hard reseted or can we just put our sim into?

the reason i ask is because a friend let me borrow his iphone but it has his pics and apps.
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
OP's instructions..

1) You must have an iPhone 2G, and a sim card that has never been registered to an iPhone 2G before

2) Hard reset the iphone, put in your simcard, and register the iPhone 2G in iTunes. You will be asked to confirm you agree to $20/month unlimited 2g data + 200 text messages.

3) Check online account to see if plan went through, or call 611 and confirm.

4) Find a CSR that will change your Iphone 2g plan to unlimited smartphone personal. I tried over the phone multiple times and they kept on saying they couldn't do it since the unlimited plan didn't exist before June 2010. I was about to give up but went to a retail location and the guy did it on his computer.

5) Enjoy your unlimited data!

NOTE: Whatever you do DO NOT let them change your data plan off the iPhone data plan. If you lose that plan you need a new simcard and to start over. I think I may have had more difficulties cause I am on a business account, but it still worked!
[Atrix 4G General] grave101:
You end with the $30 unlimited.
[Atrix 4G General] perroschatos02:
how do you do a hard reset
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
connect to itunes and pick restore..
[Atrix 4G General] AudioMaster13:
2gb

Does anyone know if the 2gb plan would be adequate for occasional tehering, mabey once a week or so for an hour at a time. Plus daily web surfing, mabey a youtube video or two daily. Plus pandora on occasion. Email, and other misc usage?
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
at first i was like yeah...should be fine. then...

almost shot my beer all over my keyboard outta my nose.:) you may be pushing it..i did all that on a 2GB data plan and always went over..
[Atrix 4G General] AudioMaster13:
Unfortunantly, I am unable to procure an 2g to do the process. also, due to my young age, i am unable to do paypall or any of that stuff. it hinders on my abilitiy to do projects such as this
[Atrix 4G General] norm688:
Selling iphone 2g :D
[Atrix 4G General] garekinokami:
PM Me a price, please!
[Atrix 4G General] bholyk:
I am also selling an Iphone 2g and will sell it for $65 shipped. That is exactly what I paid for it 2 weeks ago. The screen is cracked but still works and connects to Itunes perfectly fine. PM me if you are interested. ****SOLD*****
[Atrix 4G General] jrbaker624:
i just did it today and didn't even create a new itunes account and it worked!!!
[Atrix 4G General] Vicious Von:
Did u use your already used sim card or did u have a new one because I want to keep my old number?

Sent from my rooted 1.8.3 Honeyglow themed Gingerblur Atrix
[Atrix 4G General] jrbaker624:
I used the sim card out of my atrix
[Atrix 4G General] GuerillaZhou:
Doing this as I am typing this. Hopefully it works? Does anyone know if we get to keep the 200texts as a bonus? I currently do not have a texting plan.
[Atrix 4G General] Vicious Von:
Me too! Good luck to u I hope it works for everybody just learning this

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[Atrix 4G General] Frooty:
Would this work with a SIM card that already has a 4G dataplan on it? Could I take it out of my Infuse, put it in my 2g iPhone, then do the steps and upgrade it to a unlimited 4G plan?

Also does anyone know if it is still possible to upgrade to an unlimited data plan if you had one before but not anymore? I used to have an unlimited 3g dataplan about a year and a half ago but I got rid of it. I asked an AT&T rep in their live chat and they said no, but some people in this thread said they had to call in multiple times to get them to do it, so I'm not sure if I should keep trying to get my old unlimited plan back or if it's hopeless.
[Atrix 4G General] loltheinternet88:
Yes. I had the 2GB plan then I used this loophole to get unlimited back.
[Atrix 4G General] Vicious Von:
After trying with my Atrix sim and a new sim they both are telling me that the sim is unfamiliar with the iPhone. What can I do?

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[Atrix 4G General] Frooty:
Awesome! Did/do you have to call in to customer care to hav them upgrade you from the 2g plan to the unlimited 4g or were/are you able to do it online?
[Atrix 4G General] GuerillaZhou:
I activated the iphone 2g plan last night, and left it on so it can register in the at&t system. Called them this morning and they happily switched me to the smartphone personal unlimited plan. I used the same sim card pulled out of my Atrix.

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[Atrix 4G General] Vicious Von:
Can someone tell me why my simcards aren't working?

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[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
I've been keeping up with this thread since created by the OP. I think you're the only person with this problem that i've seen. The sim you're using now should never been activated to a iphone 2g before. have you done a "hard reset" to your iphone 2g?
[Atrix 4G General] Vicious Von:
The simcard I have I got with my blackberry torch. I put it in my Atrix when I bought it. A brand new simcard came with my Atrix but I put it up since I didn't need it. Do I need to update the iPhone to the newest software for it to be compatible or does it matter?

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[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
it doesn't matter.
[Atrix 4G General] Vicious Von:
It keeps telling me my simcards aren't compatible : /

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[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
try getting a new one from at&t.
[Atrix 4G General] Vicious Von:
I guess that's my best bet. This sucks

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[Atrix 4G General] Myeeek:
I am about to help out a buddy of mine get unlimited data on his iphone4 by borrowing my original iphone. From what I understand so far, I'm wondering if this will work: with my iphone, my friend should plug it in (it has a sim card inside already) and activate it through itunes with the $20/month for unlimited data. Then after he uses my iphone for a day (or longer if needed), can he just simply plug his iphone4 back into itunes and reactivate it there, hoping that the option of unlimited data appears on his account?
[Atrix 4G General] rpolansky:
Just did the deal yesterday (with special thanks to defnow for all the help he provided!):

1) put Atrix sim in a restored iPhone 2g and registered with itunes.

2) saw the account online change within the hour to iphone unlimited but waited for the email confirmation (few hours later)

3) put sim back in Atrix and called 611 and first csr I talked to switched me to smartphone personal unlimited

4) reset up my voice mail.

Thanks everyone!!!
[Atrix 4G General] Gyngabread Man:
how long is this supposed to take? ive done this twice before and everything went thru just fine. i activated the 2G on friday i got 2 emails talking about my recent purchase. and one saying the activation is pending but i never got the email saying my activation got completed. its now sunday and been almost a full 48 hours since i activated it. so you guys know if something is up?
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
check on the website...if youve gotten the 2 emails..your account "manage features" under at&t website should show it.
[Atrix 4G General] Stalix:
I have done this but with one difference is I stayed on the iphone unlimited plan. I got a few texts the fiirst day saying im on the wrong plan but i though i would see how it goes. now its been a week and I'm still on the iphone plan.
[Atrix 4G General] Gyngabread Man:
Well thats the thing is i havent gotten the final email saying the activation is complete and my OLAM still shows the 2GB iphone plan. same thing with *data#. and as luck would have it att.com cant get my account at the moment. we live in hawaii and are 6 hours behind EST so its makes things a little bit more complicated this suck so bad
[Atrix 4G General] Gyngabread Man:
ok just checked OLAM and its showing the unlimited finally i guess this is only good mon-fri if ur in hawaii
[Atrix 4G General] Vicious Von:
I'm glad it works for everybody but sick it doesn't for me. I don't understand why it doesn't work for me

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[Atrix 4G General] rpolansky:
Either it wasn't a good idea to do it on a weekend or perhaps the csr input the imei for my Atrix phone in the system as an iphone.

Thought I had it fixed but this am my data plan was back to iPhone unlimited plus 200 txt messages. The box for smartphone unlimited was there but it wouldn't let me select it. I called a csr but she went on about the fact that I had been on a 2gb plan and she refused to put me back on smartphone personal unlimited.

I drove to an AT&T store and a very nice rep fixed it for me...

I wonder if I left it as an iphone at $20 if it would have ever been caught. I had H+ and was getting same speeds up and down as I was with the 2gb plan.

Anyway, fyi.
[Atrix 4G General] DroidBabe:
I have both the Atrix and the Blackberry. I'm about to purchase the iPhone 2G BUT I wanted to know will the unlimited data work with the Blackberry??? Please help before I purchase the iPhone and my money goes down the drain. lol
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
yes. no reason why it shouldn't work.
[Atrix 4G General] ryboto:
I had the $20 unlimited with a captivate for a while for the same reason, but randomly they swapped me to a 2GB plan, so I had to call and they had to get a supervisor on the line to correct the error, and now I'm on $30 unlimited. Like you I couldn't manually change things, so I'd call and have them do it before you have to deal with the crap that I did.
[Atrix 4G General] ski2dude:
Just got my atrix today and I have an old iPhone 2G so I wanted to try this. Is there any amount of time I should wait on the iPhone plan before calling in so it doesn't look suspicious? I'm afraid when I have to call in to switch from the iPhone plan to the 4G unlimited that the rep is going to be like "well you only had this for a day so obviously you're trying to work the system here" and deny it.

I guess the worst case scenario is that I'm back where I started at a capped plan, right?
[Atrix 4G General] DroidBabe:
I'm so close to buying the iphone 2g but im a little skeptical that this trick will give me unlimited data, lol
[Atrix 4G General] newter55:
Not sure why you would be skeptical...it works.
[Atrix 4G General] g33k3r:
I just used my iPhone 2G to do this trick for the 4th time in like 2 months. I waited only 30 minutes after activating the iPhone Data plan to switch it to the Smartphone Personal Data Plan. So it is still working as of 6/7.
[Atrix 4G General] Frooty:
Are you guys able to change from the 2g iPhone plan to the unlimited 4g plan online or do you have to call customer care and have them switch it for you?

Also does anyone know if it's possible to just have AT&T upgrade you from an old unlimited data plan that you used to have but canceled? I had an unlimited 3g plan about a year and a half ago but then canceled it. Would they let me upgrade back to the unlimited plan without doing the iPhone trick?
[Atrix 4G General] jc1911:
Did you do it online or did you call a CSR? I jsut did this, it shows I have iPhone Unlimited and under "Manage Features" it appears that I'm able to switch to Smartphone Personal Data for unlimited data...

Will this go through if I do it online ?
[Atrix 4G General] jc1911:
Looks like it won't let me do it online... I got this email shortly after activating my iPhone 2G plan...

"Dear XXXXXXXXXX,

We hope you are enjoying your 4G Smartphone!

We value your business and want to ensure you're set up with the right data plan for your Smartphone. If you have recently swapped a SIM card from your 3G handset into your 4G Smartphone, your data service may not work properly. Please call us at 1-800-331-0500 (or 611 from your wireless phone) and our team can help you establish service with an AT&T 4G Data Plan.

Our team is ready to help you activate data service with the right plan. We look forward to your call.

Thank you for being an AT&T customer.

Sincerely,

AT&T"

Not sure what I should... my SIM is still in my iPhone. Should I swap it back to my Atrix and dial 611 and tell them to upgrade to Smartphone Personal ?
[Atrix 4G General] hendrix219:
Hey guys new here.

I was wondering if it was possible to take my sim out of my iPhone 4 and put it in a 2G using a sim adapter and activate and put it back in my iPhone 4. Or do I need a whole new sim to activate the 2G?

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Nevermind just saw you need a new sim. Odd that ATT will only let you activate one iPhone on a sim when they give them out for free. I'll just go and ask for one because I want to use an old phone or something.
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
correction..you CAN use your iphone 4 sim with an adapter. I did that using an adapter i bought off amazon. after the data change..i got my iphone 4 sim w/adapter and put it in my atrix and it worked fine.
[Atrix 4G General] hendrix219:
That is great news thank you very much!
[Atrix 4G General] jc1911:
iPhone 2G for sale, successfully used it to get unlimited data on my phone ;) Thanks all !

CSR's were giving me hell, so I went to an authorized dealer and they were able to change my plan. They could care less to. Took em 3 min.
[Atrix 4G General] destromas:
Would this work for me even if I just signed on to AT&T?
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
Yes.